Family man: When Phil, aged 85, lost his wife Friedl after caring for her for years, he found himself at a loose end until housing and care charity Brunelcare recruited him as a community support worker three times a week. “I told Brunelcare they were the only family I had and they offered me a…
Virtual reality trips to places associated with happy memories are having a positive impact on the mental health of older people, according to a Plymouth University research project. The project, undertaken with residents at Abbeyfield’s Tresillian House sheltered housing scheme in Falmouth, is a six-week trial examining the effects of technology on the health and…
The shortfall of specialist housing for older people, which on one estimate will be 400,000 properties by 2035, is set to get worse in the coming decades unless there is decisive action, housing with care provider Anchor says in a new report. Titled Fragmented UK, the report says the supply of older people’s housing is…
Napping once a day or for more than an hour a day are indicators for older adults that they have a 40 per cent greater chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to research published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. The researchers also found that Alzheimer’s doubled nap duration and frequency…
Charities Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) and Music for Dementia have teamed up on a programme to provide new music playlists for broadcast and to encourage more people with dementia to volunteer for research. In return for supplying playlists for Music for Dementia’s m4dradio.com radio stations, ARUK hopes that more volunteers will come forward for a…
Care employers are joining forces to provide employment opportunities and care support for refugees arriving from Ukraine. The National Care Forum (NCF) and Care Provider Alliance have assembled a range of partners across the public, not-for-profit and private sectors who are also looking at how they can help through the Homes for Ukrainians scheme. “Like…
A genetic risk score for Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by an international team of scientists following a study that has cast considerable light on the genetics underlying the condition. Researchers linked 75 regions of the human genome to Alzheimer’s, 42 of which had never been associated with the disease previously. Results published in the…
Quality Compliance Systems (QCS), a company providing policies and toolkits to ensure care sector compliance with regulations, has refreshed and expanded its best practice guidance for supported living services. The content of existing policies has been updated with more inclusive language and new topics have been added such as positive behaviour support and communication. At…
Imagine the future of our dementia care community We are delighted to announce a series of online meetings to imagine and co-produce the future of our dementia care community Thursday 28 April, 2-4pm: An Open Space event convened by the Journal for Dementia Care/Dementia Publishing and facilitated by Ladder to the Moon/Vibrant Communities. A community for…
A reminiscence smartphone app is helping people with dementia in hospital cope with what can be a disorientating, frightening and confusing experience. The Ad-Memoire app, featuring TV ads from the 1950s – 1970s, is designed to stimulate fond memories when patients are shown them on a tablet or iPad. Funding from the Alan Boswell Group…